BEACH HANDBALL

BOLA BALING PANTAI

Also known as Sandball The game is similar to team handball, but is not played in a sports hall but on sand instead.

HISTORY
Beach handball history traces its roots from small island at the South of Italy Ponza (Italian: Isola Di Ponza).

In June 1992Gianni Buttarelli and Franco Schiano, presidents of Italian handball teams, suggested the idea of creating a new kind of handball beach handball.

In 2000 took place the first forum on a historical scale for this kind of sport European Championship, where Ukraine was represented as well. Womens team won the gold medal, mens team bronze At the World Games in 2001 Ukrainian Womens Beach Handball Team was at the top again. Since then Championships of the World and Europe, a lot of international competitions, in which Ukrainian national teams took part, are held on a regular basis.

sandball

HOW TO PLAY BEACH HANDBALL

it is team sport

two teams pass and bounce a ball trying to throw in the goal of the opposing team.

play on sand not in a sport hall match are played in two or three sets scores 2 points (goalkeeper)

score 1 point (other player)

Beach Handball Equipment

Ball Weight
Circumference

Men 350 370 g 54 56 cm

Woman 280 300 g 50 52 cm

Beach Handball Goal Post

Beach Handball Goal Diagram

Beach Handball Jersey

Beach Handball Jersey

Beach Handball Court

2.0 Rules and Regulation

Rule 1 PLAYING COURT
1)

A rectangle 27m length X 12m width.

2)

The playing surface must consist of sand at least 40cm deep.

3)

There is a 3m safety zone surrounding the playing court.

4)

The playing area is 15m length X 12m width and the goal area 6m length.

5)

The goals are 2m height X 3m width.

6)

Ball stopping nets must be placed 3m behind the goal lines

Substitution areas
Substitution areas

The substitution area for the court players is 15m length X3m width in each side of the playing area.

It is allowed to the goalkeeper and court players to leave the playing area on the shortest way over the entire sideline on the side of their teams substitution area.
The goalkeeper must enter the court through the goalkeeper entry zone from the side of his teams substitution area, while for the court players through their teams substitution area

Rule 2 START OF THE GAME, PLAYING TIME, FINAL SIGNAL, TIMEOUT AND TEAM TIMEOUT The winner of the coin toss chooses either the goal it wishes to defend or the respective side of substitution area. After the end of the 1st period, teams change ends but do not change substitution areas. The duration of each period is 10 with a 5 intermission in between periods.

1. 2. 3.

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5. 6. 7.

Each period results separately.

A match is won when a team wins best of three periods. If at the end of a period the score is even, the Golden Goal is used to determine the winner. The winner of each period is awarded one point.

Rule 3 BALL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The game is played with a nonslippery rubber ball (different size for men and women). At least 4 balls must be available for a match. If there are no stopping nets, more balls are needed in order to preserve the pace of the game. The reserve balls must be kept one behind each goal and one at the Table

Rule 4

SUBSTITUTIONS EQUIPMENT
1. 2.

A team - up to 8 players. At least 6 players must be present at the beginning of the match. If the number of teams players eligible to play drops below 4 (at any given time of the match), then the opposing team wins the match. 4 players per team (3 court players + 1 goalkeeper) may compete on the playing court. During any given moment of the match each team must have a goalkeeper on the court. This player can play as court player too in any time. A maximum of 4 officials per team a re allowed, but only 2 of them may remain in the substitution area.

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5.

The male athletes uniform consists of tank top and shorts. The female athletes uniform consists of tops and bikini bottoms. The athlete uniforms must have numbers on them. The goalkeeper uniform colors must be contrasting to those of their teammates and opponents.
All players play barefoot. Cloth socks or medical bandages are permitted. Substitutes may enter the match at any moment, always over their teams substitution line. In case of a faulty substitution, the guilty player must be penalized with a suspension

6. 7. 8.

Rule 5 GOALKEEPER
1.

The goalkeeper is allowed to leave his goal area without the ball and participate in the game in the playing area; when doing so he is subject to the rules applying to players in the playing area.

Rule 6 GOAL AREA

1. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to enter the goal area. The ball belongs to the goalkeeper when it is in the goal area. The court players are allowed to play the ball which is stationary or rolling in the goal area. 2. When a court player enters the goal area, the call shall be as follows: A goalkeeper throw, when an attacking teams court player enters the goal area in possession of the ball or when enters the goal area without the ball in his possession but gains an advantage by doing so; 3. A 6meter throw (penalty throw), when a defending player enters the goal area and because of this destroys an opponents clear chance of scoring.

4. Entering the goal area is not penalized when:

1. A player enters the goal area after playing the ball in his possession, as long as this does not create a disadvantage for the opponents; 2. A player enters the goal area without the ball and does not gain an advantage by doing so;
3. A defending player enters the goal area during or after an attempt to defend, without causing a disadvantage to the opponents. 5. If a player plays the ball in his teams goal area, the call shall be as follows: 1. Goal, if the ball enters the goal;

2. A free throw, if the ball comes to a rest in the goal area, or if the goalkeeper touches the ball and it does not enter the goal;
3. A throw in, if the ball goes out over the outer goal line; 4. Play continues, if the ball passes through the goal area back into the playing area, without being touched by the goalkeeper.

 Rule 7

PLAYING THE BALL PASSIVE PLAY

1.

Players are permitted to: Dive for the ball when it is laying or rolling on the sand; Hold the ball for a maximum of 3, when it is also laying on the sand. If the ball remains on the sand longer than 3 any other player can pick it up, except the player who last touched it; Take a maximum of 3 steps with the ball in their hands. Passive play If the team in ball possession is not making any recognizable attempt to attack and try to score this is regarded as passive play and the forewarning signal is shown by the referees (free throw awarded to the other team)

2.

Rule 8 FOULS AND UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Players are permitted to: Use their arms and hands in order to block or gain possession of the ball; Use an open hand to play the ball away from the opponent from any direction; Use their body to obstruct an opponent, even when the opponent is not in possession of the ball (screen); Make body contact with an opponent when facing him and with bent arms and maintain this contact in order to monitor and follow the opponent (body check).

6.

Players are not permitted to:

Pull or hit the ball out of the hands of an opponent; Block or force away an opponent with arms, hands or legs; Restrain, hold, push, run or jump into an opponent; Interfere with, impede or endanger an opponent (with or without the ball in his possession) in contravention of the rules.

 Rule 9 SCORING AND DECIDING THE FINAL

OUTCOME OF THE GAME

1. 2. 3.

When a goal is scored, 1 point is awarded to the scoring team. 2 points are awarded when a goal is scored: By a 6m throw (penalty throw);
a) By the goalkeeper; b) In a creative and/or spectacular way.

4.

If the score is even at the end of a period, then the Golden Goal method is used. In such a case, play continues without a specific amount of time being required and the next score wins. Shootout * How to play the Shootout* Special conditions*

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